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In 1996, a studio known as Game Freak released a brand new gaming franchise in Japan. Known as Pocket Monsters, players were given a task to travel around the Kanto Region, catch all 150 species of monsters, and become a master. Since the release, it’s become a worldwide phenomenon by bringing in countless games, an anime series, trading card game, and many more.

By celebrating it’s 20th Anniversary, Teh Lunchbox will provide personal articles, videos, and art on how they were introduced to the series. Keep it here as this article will update this week!

Yesterday marks Day One in the EVO Championship Series Tournament in Las Vegas, Nevada. Not familiar with EVO? It’s a fighting game tournament where the best in the world compete for fame, recognition, and $300,000!

You can catch all the action here on Twitch’s website, where the main page will have all of the stream links of all the fighting games shown!

EVO 2015 Fighting Game Championship runs from July 17th to July 19th in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Grayson M. is the Editor in Chief of Teh Lunchbox Publications and he isn’t too sharp with his fighting game skills. For more news, up to date information, previews, and reviews, keep it here on tehlunchbox.wordpress.com and LIKE and FOLLOW us on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, YouTube, and Twitch!

Ever since Disney bought both Lucasfilm Studios and Marvel Entertainment, fans and adorers feared that one day on the big screen, we shall see Mickey Mouse wielding a lightsaber or Donald Duck having the power of the darkside. Thankfully, that has not happened…yet. Cartoon Network’s Star Wars: The Clone Wars gave us an original series with it’s unique animation and storyline that takes place after Star Wars Episode II: Attack Of The Clones, but ever since the buyout, the last season was a tad bit short and released on Netflix. So is that it? No more extended universe storylines until we have to pick up the books, Star Wars Battlefront on the PC & next-­gen consoles, or wait for J.J. Abram’s Star Wars Episode VII? Not very likely. Disney released it’s new series, Star Wars: Rebels to keep it’s fans occupied but is it enough?

Rebels takes place fourteen years after Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith and five years before Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, when the Imperial Empire has established their oppressive order throughout the galaxy. It follows Ezra, a young con artist who fools citizens and Imperial groups. However one day, Ezra sees, follows, and steals from a group of smugglers led by Kanan Jarrus. Ezra decides to join the team to not only foil plans by the Imperials, but also learn the ways of the force from Kanan. The Imperials themselves won’t back down without a challenge as both Agent Kallas and the mysterious Inquisitor hunt down the group to put a stop to their actions in rising a rebellion.

With only the first three episodes shown, it’s safe to say that this show is a must see for a fan of the saga or a person who is interested in how the Rebel Alliance came to be or what happened during the Episodes of III & IV. It’s story and writing (by Teen Titans and Young Justice‘s own Greg Weisman) does feel like a Star Wars comic book with the action and space drama. However, since it is on a Disney, there are some comedic and kiddy moments that can be a bit corny at times. You can also see a similar type of storyline where a young person stranded on a planet wants to get off of this planet and do some small adventures. Sounds familiar no?

The animation unlike The Clone Wars which had a darker tone, is a bit brighter and gorgeous and sound effects from the famous blaster shot to a lightsaber being turned on are easily recognizable. The voice work supplied by talents such as Freddie Prinze Jr. (I Know What You Did Last Summer & Scooby Doo), Steven Blum (Cowboy Bebop, Naruto), Jason Issacs (Harry Potter series & NBC’s Awake) and some of the original Star Wars Cast Members, James Earl Jones (Darth Vader), Anthony Daniels (C­3PO), and Billy Dee Williams (Lando Calrissian) is on point. Oh, did I mention that if you are TRULY a Star Wars fan, you’re in for a treat with the amount of easter eggs and references that are mentioned or shown throughout the episodes.

Verdict: Besides the typical notion of a boy who wants to get off a planet to find himself to the Disney family humor, Star Wars Rebels is definitely a must see for any Star Wars fan or lover of cartoons.

Rebels gets a 4.5 out of 5.

+ A good storyline to fill in some of the gaps of Episodes III and IV

+ Balanced action and drama

+ Great animation and voice work

– Has cheezy moments and jokes a typical Disney Family Channel would have

– A storyline of a young character who wants to find adventure and meaning, we’ve seen that already.